dinar

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See also: dinár, dînar, and diñar

English

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A note worth one Tunisian dinar, which may itself be referred to as a dinar.

Etymology

From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār) and Serbo-Croatian динар (also from Arabic), derived from the Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinheiro, dinero, and denier.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːnɑː(ɹ)/
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Noun

dinar (plural dinars)

  1. The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
    • 2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:
      Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.
  2. (historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of diner and denari.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinar m (plural dinars)

  1. dinar (various currencies)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Occitan disnar, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from disieiūnāre (to break the fast), from Late Latin , from dis- + iēiūnō (to fast), from Latin ieiūnus. Compare Occitan disnar, French dîner.

Pronunciation

Noun

dinar m (plural dinars)

  1. lunch

Verb

dinar (first-person singular present dino, first-person singular preterite diní, past participle dinat)

  1. (intransitive) to lunch
    Coordinate terms: esmorzar, sopar
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French

Pronunciation

Noun

dinar m (plural dinars)

  1. dinar

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay dinar, from Classical Malay dinar, from Arabic دِينَار (dīnār).

Pronunciation

Noun

dinar (plural dinar-dinar, first-person possessive dinarku, second-person possessive dinarmu, third-person possessive dinarnya)

  1. dinar

Further reading

Polish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar.

Noun

dinar m animal

  1. dinar (currency of Algeria)
  2. dinar (currency of Bahrain)
  3. dinar (former unit of currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  4. dinar (former unit of currency of Croatia)
  5. dinar (former unit of currency of Iran)
  6. dinar (currency of Iraq)
  7. dinar (currency of Jordan)
  8. dinar (currency of Kuwait)
  9. dinar (currency of Libya)
  10. dinar (currency of Serbia)
  11. dinar (former unit of currency of South Yemen)
  12. dinar (former unit of currency of Sudan)
  13. dinar (currency of Tunisia)
  14. dinar (former unit of currency of Yugoslavia)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic دِينَار (dīnār), from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar.

Noun

dinar m animal (diminutive denarek)

  1. (historical) dinar (ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight)
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adjective

Further reading

  • dinar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dinar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār, dinar). Doublet of dinheiro and denário.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: di‧nar

Noun

dinar m (plural dinares)

  1. dinar (name of official currency of several countries)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek δηνάριον (dēnárion), from Latin denarius. Doublet of denar.

Noun

dinar m (plural dinari)

  1. dinar

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Derived from Turkish dinar, ultimately from Arabic دِينَار (dīnār).

Noun

dȉnār m (Cyrillic spelling ди̏на̄р)

  1. dinar
  2. (figurative) a small amount of money in general
    Nemam ni dinara. — I haven't got any money.
    Daj mi neki dinar. — Give me a little money.
  3. coins in Spanish playing cards

Declension

See also

Spanish suits in Serbo-Croatian · talijanske karte (layout · text)
špada, spada kupa dinar bašton, baštun

Spanish

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Etymology

From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār), derived from the Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denarius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧nar

Noun

dinar m (plural dinares)

  1. (numismatics) dinar, the official currency of several countries

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

dinar c

  1. a dinar, the currency of various countries

Declension

Declension of dinar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dinar dinaren dinarer dinarerna
Genitive dinars dinarens dinarers dinarernas

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